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The TSSAA Network has partnered with the seven public television stations throughout the state, including Nashville’s WNPT-Channel 8, to televise all of the state football championships live this week.

In addition, the games will also be streamed live on the Web on ESPN3 and archived for on-demand viewing at www.TSSAANetwork.com.

The BlueCross Bowl state championships will take place Thursday-Saturday in Cookeville, Tenn.

 “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to broadcast all eight of our football championships to every home in Tennessee through the Tennessee Public Television stations, and to make the games available to fans worldwide through ESPN3 and TSSAAnetwork.com,” said Bernard Childress, executive director for TSSAA.

“This is an amazing opportunity for the participating high schools, athletes, and the TSSAA.”

The TSSAA Network is a partnership between the TSSAA and PlayOn! Sports that features live and on-demand coverage of high school sports in Tennessee across television and the Internet.  The TSSAAnetwork.com video portal is one component of the partnership and gives fans access, at no charge, to a wide variety of events including the recent TSSAA Girls’ Volleyball (Lady Raptors repeat as state volleyball champions http://www.brentwoodhomepage.com/lady-raptors-repeat-as-volleyball-state-champs-cms-6884) and Soccer Championships, as well as the Cheer & Dance Championships (Ravenwood and Brentwood dance, cheer teams place high at state http://www.brentwoodhomepage.com/ravenwood-dance-cheer-teams-place-high-in-state-cms-7197).

“Television and Internet coverage allows fans of Tennessee high school sports greater access to these events and will create lasting memories for the participants and their families,” said David Rudolph, president and CEO of PlayOn! Sports.  “We are pleased to continue our partnership with the Tennessee Public Television Council stations and the TSSAA to present these exciting championships games.”

 All football state championship games will broadcast live from Tennessee Tech University on the seven Tennessee Public Television Council stations, including Chattanooga, Cookeville, Martin/Jackson, Tri-Cities, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville.  The stations and over-the-air broadcast channel numbers are provided below, but check local listings for the channel number on your cable or satellite provider.

WNPT–TV Nashville  |  Channel 8
WTCI–TV Chattanooga  |  Channel 45
WCTE–TV Cookeville  |  Channel 22
WLJT–TV Martin/Jackson  | Channel 11
WETP–TV Tri-Cities  |  Channel 2
WKOP–TV Knoxville  |  Channel 15
WKNO–TV Memphis  |  Channel 10
The matchups and broadcast times for the 2011 BlueCross Bowl are:

Thursday, Dec. 1

Division II, Class A, 3:30 pm CST: St. George’s Independent School (10-3) vs. University School of Jackson (11-1)

Division II, Class AA, 7 pm CST: Ensworth School (11-1) vs. Baylor School (11-1)

Friday, December 2, 2011

Division I, Class 1A, Noon CST: South Pittsburg High School (13-1) vs. Wayne County High School (13-1)

Division I, Class 3A, 3:30 p.m. CST:  Milan High School (13-1) vs. Christian Academy of Knoxville (12-2)

Division I, Class 5A, 7 p.m. CST: Henry County High School (14-0) vs. Powell High School (14-0)

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Division I, Class 2A, Noon CST: Dresden High School (12-2) vs. Friendship Christian School (11-3)

Division I, Class 4A, 3:30pm CST: Maplewood High School (12-3) vs. Greeneville High School (13-1)

Division I, Class 6A, 7 p.m. CST: Whitehaven High School (14-0) vs. Maryville High School (14-0)

The 2011 BlueCross Bowl championship games are presented by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office, the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce, Tennessee Tech University and the TSSAA Network.

Fans can also follow the action on Twitter and join the conversation by following #BCBowl.